Fire crews continue to battle Sherburn tyre blaze
Fire crews are at the scene of a fire at a recycling plant. A large amount of tyres are on fire in Sherburn in Elmet
Councillor: Fire service's response impressive
Fire crews have been working through the night at the massive fire in North Yorkshire which is expected to last for days.
A huge plume of smoke still hangs over Sherburn in Elmet today at the tyre recycling plant near the airfield.
It involves 15,000 tonnes of tyres - covering a square kilometre. The fire service say the fire is contained but may take up to two weeks to extinguish. It's not yet known how it started.
Councillor Bob Packman, from North Yorkshire County Council, says the fire service's response was impressive:
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